Wiki Knee autogenous bone grafting proximal tibia - AAPC
2012年8月31日 · If not included in the CPT code description (27724) for nonunion, it would be 20902 for major or large bone graft.
Wiki Coding for Fusion with autogeneous bone graft - AAPC
2018年8月24日 · The head was removed in toto and preserved for bone graft. A bone rasp was used to smooth off any remaining bone irregularities. A similar procedure was performed at the third metatarsal head trying to maintain the normal metatarsal parabola. The second metatarsal head was fashioned into an autogenous bone graft with medial and lateral cortical ...
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2011年11月18日 · The procedure includes a bone graft with bone obtained from a bone bank. Is a separate code assigned to the grafting procedure? AMA Comment The bone graft codes 20900 and 20902 are separately reportable only when the graft material is an autograft and is obtained through a separate incision and not listed as part of the basic procedure.
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2011年10月14日 · 2. If the graft's an autograft, confirm how the surgeon obtained the bone for grafting. Your surgeon may approach the bone through the same incision (local) or may make a new incision at another site in the skin and/or fascia to obtain the graft. 3. Confirm if a single "structural" piece of bone or if multiple small pieces were used for grafting.
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2009年3月1日 · You should report any spinal graft code only once per procedure, regardless of how many areas the surgeon treats with that same type of graft. Note that all spinal bone grafting codes 20930-20938 include graft shaping or preparation, when required, and all autograft codes include graft harvesting.
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2013年9月1日 · An example of +20937 Autograft for spine surgery only (includes harvesting the graft); morselized (through separate skin or fascial incision) (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) is cancellous iliac crest bone; +20938 Autograft for spine surgery only (includes harvesting the graft); structural, bicortical or tricortical ...
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2014年7月18日 · 1. Is the Bone Graft from the Patient’s Own Body? Bone harvested from the patient’s own body is known as an “autograft.” For spinal grafts, the applicable autograft codes are: +20936 Autograft for spine surgery only (includes harvesting the graft); local (eg, ribs, spinous process, or laminar fragments) obtained from same incision (List ...
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2016年2月25日 · Rule: CPT ® guidelines state that you may code obtaining autogenous bone or other tissue separately if the surgeon gets the graft through a separate skin or fascial incision. Exception: If the surgical code descriptor references harvesting the graft or implant, you shouldn’t report obtaining the graft separately, the guidelines state. If ...
Wiki Repair of nonunion femur/treat graft site - AAPC
2013年2月22日 · However, due to poor bone quality of the right femur and to prevent a subsequent right femur fracture after obtaining the graft, he choose to stabilized the right femur with an IM nail fixation. The provider is charging code 27472 for Repair of a nonunion of the left femur with autogenous bone graft (which includes obtaining the graft).
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2015年10月29日 · 2. If the graft’s an autograft, confirm how the surgeon obtained the bone for grafting. Your surgeon may approach the bone through the same incision (local) or may make a new incision at another site in the skin and/or fascia to obtain the graft. 3. Confirm if a single “structural” piece of bone or if multiple small pieces were used for ...